The Women’s Premier League approaches its definition with Chelsea and Manchester City equal on points five days from its conclusion, while the Bristol City It would be the cast that drops in category. Beyond this brief analysis, the tournament moved away from football in the last few hours due to the situation experienced in a club that fired the coach, accused of having a relationship with one of its players.
On March 8, the English newspaper Guardian had revealed the beginning of an investigation against the coach of the first team of the Leicester City, Willie Kirkfor an accusation regarding a “alleged relationship with a player”, whose identity was not reported. He was suspended from office until today, because the Foxes They announced their departure officially: “After an extensive internal disciplinary process and respecting the club’s obligations regarding individual privacy, it was determined that Willie had violated the team’s code of conduct to a point that makes his position untenable”.
Kirk He joined the entity in July 2022 under the role of Director of Football and He was appointed technical director of the women’s team on November 3 of the same year, replacing Lydia Bedford.. He caught the team in a compromising situation because he was recording six games without scoring a point and, with him at the helm, they finished in tenth position among a dozen teams with 16 points, 5 points behind relegated Reading.
This is how the statement continues: “Established and implemented before the start of the current season, the code forms part of the Club’s continued commitment to professionalize women’s football since the acquisition of LCFC Women in 2020, promoting a performance-based culture among players, coaches and technical staff.”
The group was in charge of Jennifer Foster, with the support of Stephen Kirby. The woman made her debut in the 2-0 victory against Liverpool to access the semifinals of the FA Cupan instance in which they will play against Tottenham, but have accumulated two consecutive defeats at home against the Spurs and Brighton. Likewise, permanence is almost assured because it has 10 points advantage over Bristol City (6) with 15 points left to play.
At the beginning of the disciplinary process, a Leicester spokesperson left his testimony in the European newspaper: “Willie Kirk is assisting the club with an internal process, the results of which will be determined in due course.”
This case revives what happened this season with Jonathan Morgan, who was dismissed from the women’s team of Sheffield United in the middle of a serious cause with a tragic outcome because the family of Maddy Cusacka club player who took her own life at the age of 27, linked Morgan to a alleged case of workplace harassment and inappropriate behavior. He was cleared last December of an external investigation carried out by the English squad, but his cycle came to an end when TheAthletic revealed that He had had a relationship of almost three years with an underage player at Leicester City. Your representation agency, Tongue Tied Mediaterminated his relationship with him.
The full statement from Leicester
